Vinyl pressings
by The O'Kaysions · 1968
Girl Watcher was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
NSEC 56641 2 F/W wA runout etched, "2" is circled
NSEC-56642 2 F/WB runout etched, "2" is circled
NSEC 56641A label matrix
NSEC 56642B label matrix
ABC 4827 LWA side runout etched
ABC 4828 LWB side runout etched
AMP-45-4827A side label
AMP 45-4828B side label
ABC 4827 LWA-Side Runout Etching
ABC 4828 LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-4827A-Side Label
AMP 45-4828B-Side Label
4827 (MR) ∆71561Side A runout
4828 (MR) ∆71561-XSide B runout
45-4827Side A label
45-4828Side B label
ABC 4827 LW SRC [Stamped]Scrawled in runout side A
ABC 4828 LW SRC [Stamped]Scrawled in runout side B
AMP 45-4827Label A
AMP 45-4828Label B
ABC 4827 LWRunout, side A, etched
ABC 4828 LWRunout, side B, etched
AMP 45-4827Label matrix, side A
AMP 45-4828Label matrix, side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Stateside OSS-85217", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1968 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8521First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Benelux | ABC Records 11094First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Brazil | Fermata FB-33299First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Sparton P 1676First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Stateside SS 2126First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 904First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 904First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Stateside QSS 1114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | ABC Records HIT-1557First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1307First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2223First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | ABC-Paramount ABS 51First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Spain | ABC-Paramount H 383First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | UK | Stateside SS 2126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stateside FSS 6087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Girl Watcher are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Lebanon, Australia and more. One of them is North State Records 1001, released March 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1001, 45-11094, 11094, SS 2126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NSEC 56641 2 F/W w and NSEC-56642 2 F/W. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
